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SureStep Flexx Meter Glucometer Instructions

The SureStep Flexx Glucometer is a device used by health care professionals for testing the blood glucose of a patient's venous, capillary, arterial, and neonatal whole blood sample. With proper training, it measures the blood glucose level and assists the operator in determining what type of therapy is appropriate for each patient. This may include the use of insulin or the sulfonylureas class of anti-diabetes drugs. With proper testing, the patient's diabetes will be managed and complications associated with uncontrolled diabetes will be avoided.

Things You'll Need

  • SureStep Flexx Glucometer
  • SureStep Flexx test strips
  • Operator Barcode ID
  • Patient ID
  • Gloves
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Instructions

  1. Patient Testing

    • 1

      Press the round "Power" button to turn on the device. At the start menu, press "Cont" and then "Patient Test" from the main menu.

    • 2

      Enter your Operator ID manually or by scanning the bar code on the ID provided by your facility and press "OK." Once it appears on the screen, verify it is correct and press "OK" again.

    • 3

      Enter the patient ID manually or by scanning the bar code on their ID and press "OK."

    • 4

      Enter the test strip lot number from the options displayed or scan the test strip using the bar code scanner to display the correct lot number. If the number does not appear properly or does not match the test strip lot number located on the test strip, enter it manually by pressing "Entr Lot#" button and type in the number. Once this number has been entered, the patient test screen will appear with prompts to collect the blood sample and insert the strip.

    • 5

      Apply the blood to the center of the pink test square using the facility's procedure for test sample collection, either with a finger stick, heel stick, pipette or syringe method. Always wear gloves when handling bodily fluids.

    • 6

      Verify the sample is accurately collected by examining the white strip on the front of the test strip, as well as the confirmation dot on the back of the strip. The white panel should not be completely saturated and the confirmation dot should be completely blue to be considered an accurate collection.

    • 7

      Insert the strip into the glucometer with the confirmation dot side facing down. The strip should be inserted all the way into the device until it cannot go in any further. Once inserted properly, the blood glucose results should appear within 30 seconds.

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